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ReviewBrain sciences2020

Cognition, The Menstrual Cycle, and Premenstrual Disorders: A Review.

Jessica Le, Natalie Thomas, Caroline Gurvich

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Review in Brain sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05460741 (Effects of Integrated Exercise Approach on Strength, Postural Stability and Biomarkers of Menstrual Cycle in Eumenorrheic Females), which is not on this map. Cited by 66 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05460741 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Integrated Exercise Approach on Strength, Postural Stability and Biomarkers of Menstrual Cycle in Eumenorrheic Females

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2022 to 2024Enrolled60ConditionsFemales, Menstrual DiscomfortArmsintegrated exercise approach, educational program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. ADHD and Sex Hormones in Females: A Systematic Review.Journal of attention disorders · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jessica LeMonash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Central Clinical School, Monash University and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.
Natalie ThomasMonash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Central Clinical School, Monash University and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.
Caroline GurvichMonash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Central Clinical School, Monash University and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sex hormones, such as estrogens, progesterone, and testosterone, have a significant influence on brain, behavior, and cognitive functioning. The menstrual cycle has been a convenient model to examine how subtle fluctuations of these hormones can relate to emotional and cognitive functioning. The aim of the current paper is to provide a narrative review of studies investigating cognitive functioning in association with the menstrual cycle in biological females, with a focus on studies that have investigated cognitive functioning across the menstrual cycle in females with premenstrual mood disorders, such as premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). In line with previous reviews, the current review concluded that there is a lack of consistent findings regarding cognitive functioning across the menstrual cycle. Most studies focused on changes in levels of blood estrogen, and neglected to explore the role of other hormones, such as progesterone, on cognitive functioning. Cognitive research involving premenstrual disorders is in its infancy, and it remains unclear whether any cognitive disturbances that are identified may be attributed to negative experience of mood and psychological symptoms or be a more direct effect of hormonal dysregulation or sensitivity. Suggestions for future research are provided.

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cognitionmenstrual cyclepremenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)premenstrual mood disorderspremenstrual syndrome (PMS)

Identifiers

PMID32230889
PMCPMC7226433

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